Did you hear?!

Did you hear that they found the missing Boy Scout -- and he's alive!!! My heart literally sank a couple of days ago when I heard that he was missing. It's so easy to imagine that he got bored or distracted and started to wander away from his campsite...and then one thing leads to another and he's totally lost! Imagine what it must have felt like that first night when it got dark and cold, and he was alone in the woods with no food or fire or water. I'd be scared to death. And from the couple of times I've been camping, I know that the noises that animals make in the woods at night is loud and SCARY! I'm so happy he was found alive.

I grew up outside of Denver, Colorado, and we got a little wilderness training at school. They always told us not to wander. And if we did get lost, to stay and "hug a tree." I don't get to use those tips too often in NYC (I do still get turned around in the city, though!).

What would you do if you were lost in the woods? Did you ever learn survival skills?

P.S. I know you guys want to know more about me -- where I came from, who I am. Tomorrow I promise to fill you in a little more. In the meantime, did you check out my editor's letter in the April issue?

Ann ShoketAnn Shoket has been a key architect in shaping the national conversation about and for millennial women.

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